Fish as feed inputs for aquaculture: practices, sustainability and implications

358 Fish as feed inputs for aquaculture – Practices, sustainability and implications

7.4 Exports of anchovy-based products

7.4.1 Canned anchovy

According to the report of the Office for Export Promotion of Peru (PROMPEX),

exports of canned anchovies have experienced remarkable growth in 2006 (Figure 35),

highlighting whole products presented mainly in tomato sauce and oil. The

most important markets for these products are Colombia, the Dominican Republic and

Haiti, followed by Bolivia, Panama and Spain, along with 17 other destinations. The

placement of products in other developed countries as a substitute for similar types of

products is expected in the future.

7.4.2 Anchoas (salted and maturated anchovy fillets)

The production of anchoas (a product based on anchoveta) is an industry that deserves

to be highlighted because of its recent spectacular growth (Figure 36). According to

statistics published by PROMPEX, the exports of salted and maturated anchovy fillets

(vacuum packed and in metal containers) grew by 146 percent in 2006 compared with

the previous year, mainly due to the lack of traditional raw materials in the markets

of some of the European countries. For example, the landing of European anchovy

FIGURE 30

Anchovy sausages

FIGURE 31

Heading and gutting operation

Anchovy cookies

FIGURE 33

Fish oil produced from anchoveta

FIGURE 34

FIGURE 32

Boiling and drying process of anchoveta